Jules of the Kitchen

Jules of the Kitchen After years of hoarding recipes on bits of paper, I now share my culinary expertise and interest on the web via Jules of the Kitchen.

JULES OF THE KITCHEN is a collective hub of best-loved recipes; secret gems from experience working as a cook, or collected from friends and family over the years, and presented simply as an easy reference source for those wonderful people who share a passion for cooking. CORDON BLUE PROFESSIONAL, culinary motivator and food influencer with over 40 years of experience in the industry, food prepara

tion is Julia’s passion, during which she has run her own ‘delicious food’ companies, worked as a personal chef to the VIPs of politics, business, entertainment, and been lucky enough to see her work printed in magazines. Julia has worked extensively in the United Kingdom, Greece, Spain, New Zealand and her home away from home Qatar. Her biggest career delight was working as a personal cook to actor Harrison Ford, film director Steven Spielburg and his partner film producer George Lucas, plus the Californian fitness guru Jake Steinfeld. She has also been very privileged to cater for prime ministers and members of the UK Parliament, foreign dignitaries and ambassadors, and for the chairman of corporations such as British Shipbuilders, Sotheby’s Antiques, Clarke Shoes, Mulberry and Danka UK. Julia’s career in food has always been varied; working on a motor launch leading up to the America’s Cup in Auckland, New Zealand, and to the challenges of running two catering companies ‘West Country Weddings’ Somerset, United Kingdom and ‘Absolutely Fabulous Food and Cakes’ Auckland, New Zealand. Supporting partners are The LULU Group International and The Cooking Academy Qatar, with associates Qinwan Dates, Marhaba Destination and Information Guide, THE One Qatar and Printec Creative Design Solutions.

NEW RECIPE .. coming soon 💋Spinach, rice & black eyed beans 🫘 Love to create new recipes. From my kitchen to yours 💋Jule...
28/07/2026

NEW RECIPE .. coming soon 💋

Spinach, rice & black eyed beans 🫘
Love to create new recipes. From my kitchen to yours 💋
Jules x

Shopping 🛒
Doha Peeps 🐥- shop Hypermarket Qatar 🇶🇦
Others - buy local groceries ❤️

NEW RECIPE ALERTThrilled to share with you all my new reel and recipe for EASY SHORTCUT LASAGNEhttps://julesofthekitchen...
21/07/2026

NEW RECIPE ALERT

Thrilled to share with you all my new reel and recipe for EASY SHORTCUT LASAGNE

https://julesofthekitchen.com/recipes/one-pot-baked-lasagne-no-white-sauce-just-a-wonderful-cheesy-topping/

or recipe:

BEST EVER ONE POT EASY SHORTCUT LASAGNE

A fabulous one pot baked lasagne. No white sauce, just a wonderful cheesy topping. Delicious easy supper for all the family to love.
Enjoy … Jules 🌹💋🌹

Recipe
Serves 6
Prep 15 minutes
Cook 1 hour +
Oven 180ºC

Ingredients
Meat Sauce
1kg lean beef mince
1 tbsp virgin olive oil
2 cloves of garlic
- skin removed, crushed
1 large onion
- roughly chopped
2 sticks celery
- thinly sliced (optional)
250ml beef stock
- or water
1 x 400g can chopped tomatoes
2 tbsp tomato puree
Freshly ground black pepper
Pinch sea salt
Lasagne
10 pieces or more of easy cook lasagne, split in half lengthways
Topping
Mozzarella
- sliced thinly
Grated parmesan
Chopped parsley

Instructions
Make meat sauce:
01
Using a large flat based pan (the one you wish to serve the final dish to the table in) add oil, heat and add onions to soften, add garlic and celery. Soften, add minced beef. Brown and when minced beef is coloured add remaining ingredients. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 45 minutes to form a rich, tomato beef sauce.
Assemble:
02
Using the same pan, add broken slices of lasagne on an angle into the rich sauce. Cover with a lid and simmer on the hob until lasagne pasta is soft.
Final bake in the oven:
03
Remove the lid and cover top of softened lasagne with slices of mozzarella and generous amounts of parmesan cheese, and finally the chopped parsley. Place pan in the oven and bake for 20 minutes or so until the top is melted and golden brown.
Serve:
04
Enjoy hot either with buttery fried courgettes or a healthy green salad.

From ME to U ❤️🥰❤️
It is possible to use a mix of beef and pork for the meat sauce and wholewheat lasagne if preferred.

Shopping 🛒
Doha Peeps 🐥 Hypermarket Qatar 🇶🇦
Others - buy quality & support local shops

HOME BAKING Time to bake something sweet. Check out these delicious morsels ....Click the below link for the recipe.http...
20/07/2026

HOME BAKING

Time to bake something sweet. Check out these delicious morsels ....
Click the below link for the recipe.

https://julesofthekitchen.com/recipes/white-choc-raspberry-carob-brownies/

Enjoy, Jules x

Shopping
Best place in Doha, QATAR is the LULU Hypermarket Qatar LuLu Hypermarket
Lovely Others - buy local ingredients.

Chocolate brownies are definitely a sweet treat we all love, but if you are like me the chocolate can be the problem (I only have to sniff chocolate and MIGRAINE ALERT), however, I do not seem to have the same problem with white chocolate, which many a true ‘chocolatier’ would contest is not rea...

HOMEMADE BREAD Delicious homemade Seeded Malted Loaf, no refined sugar, just full of yummy wholesome goodness and jam pa...
19/07/2026

HOMEMADE BREAD

Delicious homemade Seeded Malted Loaf, no refined sugar, just full of yummy wholesome goodness and jam packed with tasty seeds.
Enjoy
Jules x

Recipe below:

Makes 8 slices
Preparation time: 30-40 minutes
Cooking: 23-30 minutes
Oven temperature: 200 ̊C

Ingredients
500g malted bread flour
1 tsp quick dried yeast
1 tbsp maple syrup - or runny honey
300ml warm water - little extra if needed
1 tbsp olive oil
*Seeds*
50g pumpkin seeds
50g sunflower seeds

Instructions
*Make dough
1. In a large bowl mix together the flour, seeds and quick dried yeast.
2. Measure separately 300ml of warm water, add olive oil and maple syrup. Mix well.

*Knead
Now add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix well with a large fork. Remove from bowl, turn onto a clean dry work surface and knead well until smooth.

*Leave to prove
Place in a lightly oiled bowl, cover with cling film and leave in a warm place to prove i.e doubled in size.

*Prepare to bake
Turn out onto either a lightly oiled or floured work surface, knock back.
Place in an oiled or non stick loaf tin, cover again, allow to rise for about 25 minutes.

*Cook
Bake in a preheated hot oven (200 ̊C) until golden brown.

My tips - I recommend the brand Doves Farm flour, malted or a brown spelt. Add extra water if the dough is dry but be careful not to make it too wet. I use my Kitchen Aid mixer for all my bread making as it makes life so much easier and quicker (remember to use the dough hook!). Bake until the bread has a hollow sound when tapped and often, to double check the bread is well cooked, I turn out the bread from the tin and place it back in the oven to double make sure of an even bake (probably for another 5 minutes). Eat fresh or freeze whole or pre-sliced. Bake in a large loaf tin, 900g oblong non-stick.

Shopping
Doha Peeps - LuLu Hypermarket Qatar
Others - buy local

BEST EVER CHOCOLATE PARTY CAKE Sharing with you my favourite recipe for PARTY CHOCOLATE CAKE.Click the link below for th...
17/07/2026

BEST EVER CHOCOLATE PARTY CAKE

Sharing with you my favourite recipe for PARTY CHOCOLATE CAKE.

Click the link below for the recipe.

https://julesofthekitchen.com/recipes/easy-chocolate-cake/

Enjoy - Jules x

Shopping
All Doha Peeps shop LuLu Hypermarket Qatar
Others - buy from your best local shop x

SIMPLE SUMMER EATS - keep it simple CHICKEN FRY! ALL you need is a wok, Chinese spiced chicken and fresh spring onions. ...
14/07/2026

SIMPLE SUMMER EATS - keep it simple CHICKEN FRY!

ALL you need is a wok, Chinese spiced chicken and fresh spring onions. DELICIOUS.
ENJOY.
Jules x

Shopping
Qatar Peeps - always shop at your nearest LuLu Hypermarket Qatar
Others - shop and buy quality from your local shops

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